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The Black Swan: Second Edition

The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ...

Narrated by Joe Ochman ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Incerto
Unabridged

15 hours 48 min

The Black Swan is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal ... Read more

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The Black Swan is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal
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End Times

Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration

by Peter Turchin ...

Narrated by Robin McAlpine ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time**What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power?For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else. ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time**What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power?For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else.
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The Art of Uncertainty

How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck

by David Spiegelhalter ...

Narrated by David Spiegelhalter ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

Brought to you by Penguin.From the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertaintyWe live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and coincidence play in our lives?David Spiegelhalter has spent his career dissecting data in order to understand risks and ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.From the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertaintyWe live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and coincidence play in our lives?David Spiegelhalter has spent his career dissecting data in order to understand risks and
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How Migration Really Works

A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics

by Hein de Haas ...

Narrated by Matthew Spencer ...

Unabridged

16 hours 12 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.An authoritative analysis that busts 22 deep-rooted myths about migration - and sets out a new way to think about it**Global migration is not at an all-time high.Climate change will not lead to mass migration.Immigration mainly benefits the wealthy, not workers.Border restrictions have paradoxically produced more migration.</... ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.An authoritative analysis that busts 22 deep-rooted myths about migration - and sets out a new way to think about it**Global migration is not at an all-time high.Climate change will not lead to mass migration.Immigration mainly benefits the wealthy, not workers.Border restrictions have paradoxically produced more migration.</...
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Thermal and Statistical Physics

The Science of Heat and Disorder (3 in 1)

by Mark Hedges ...

Narrated by Aria Montgomery ...

Unabridged

5 hours 11 min

This bundle explores the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the fascinating world of chaos and nonlinear dynamics. Thermodynamics examines the principles governing heat, energy, and work within systems, emphasizing the laws of energy conservation, entropy, and the transformation of matter. This book also delves into statistical mechanics, providing insight into how ... Read more

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This bundle explores the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the fascinating world of chaos and nonlinear dynamics. Thermodynamics examines the principles governing heat, energy, and work within systems, emphasizing the laws of energy conservation, entropy, and the transformation of matter. This book also delves into statistical mechanics, providing insight into how
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Superfreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

by Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt ...

Narrated by Stephen J. Dubner ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Superfreakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt, read by Stephen J. Dubner.Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution. And with their inimitable style and wit, they will take us on another even ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Superfreakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt, read by Stephen J. Dubner.Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution. And with their inimitable style and wit, they will take us on another even
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The Precipice

Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

by Toby Ord ...

Narrated by Toby Ord ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With ... Read more

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From one of the world’s leading moral voices, this urgent and eye-opening book makes the case thatprotecting humanity’s future is the central challenge of our time.If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years—enough time toend disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With
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Statistical Physics

The Physics of Particles and Systems

by Mark Hedges ...

Narrated by Aria Montgomery ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Statistical mechanics is the branch of physics that applies probability theory and statistics to describe the behavior of systems with a large number of particles. It provides a framework for understanding macroscopic phenomena in terms of the microscopic properties of individual particles. The central goal of statistical mechanics is to connect the microscopic world of atoms and molecules with ... Read more

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Statistical mechanics is the branch of physics that applies probability theory and statistics to describe the behavior of systems with a large number of particles. It provides a framework for understanding macroscopic phenomena in terms of the microscopic properties of individual particles. The central goal of statistical mechanics is to connect the microscopic world of atoms and molecules with
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The Macat Analysis of Thomas Robert Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population

by Nick Broten ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too. Arguing that unchecked population growth will eventually outstrip food availability and lead to famine and disease, this 1798 work inspired naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to develop the theory of natural selection. But it has also ... Read more

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One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too. Arguing that unchecked population growth will eventually outstrip food availability and lead to famine and disease, this 1798 work inspired naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace to develop the theory of natural selection. But it has also
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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Principles of Heat, Energy, and Statistical Systems

by Mark Hedges ...

Narrated by Aria Montgomery ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

Thermodynamics is the branch of physics that deals with heat, work, and energy transfer. It provides fundamental principles that govern the behavior of physical systems, from microscopic particles to large-scale industrial processes. Understanding thermodynamics is crucial for fields such as engineering, chemistry, and physics, as it helps explain how energy is conserved, transformed, and ... Read more

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Bad Data

How Governments, Politicians and the Rest of Us Get Misled by Numbers

by Georgina Sturge ...

Narrated by Shazia Nicholls ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

'Essential reading ... An incisive and urgently needed book' Tim Harford'[An] entertaining introduction to the uses (and misuses) of data ... a penetrating analysis of why statistical literacy matters to our politics and our daily lives' Professor Jonathan PortesOur politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted?In BAD ... Read more

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'Essential reading ... An incisive and urgently needed book' Tim Harford'[An] entertaining introduction to the uses (and misuses) of data ... a penetrating analysis of why statistical literacy matters to our politics and our daily lives' Professor Jonathan PortesOur politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted?In BAD
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The Model Thinker

What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

by Scott E. Page ...

Narrated by Jamie Renell ...

Unabridged

15 hours 45 min

Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, ... Read more

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Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows,
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Foolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity

by Sander van der Linden ...

Narrated by Sander van der Linden ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

Winner of British Psychological Society Best Book Prize (Popular Science) 2023Nature’s Top 10 Books of 2023A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Waterstones Book of the Year for Politics 2023Fake news. Alternative facts. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation is one of the defining problems of our age, and despite what we may think, we are all susceptible. So how and why d... ... Read more

$45.99 AUD

Winner of British Psychological Society Best Book Prize (Popular Science) 2023Nature’s Top 10 Books of 2023A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Waterstones Book of the Year for Politics 2023Fake news. Alternative facts. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation is one of the defining problems of our age, and despite what we may think, we are all susceptible. So how and why d...
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The Theory That Would Not Die

How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial ... Read more

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Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok.In the first-ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores this controversial
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Statistics for Beginners: How easy it is to lie with statistics in business, social science, politics, criminology and law

by Bob Mather ...

Narrated by Cliff Weldon ...

Unabridged

3 hours 2 min

Big Brother is watching you. Discover how statistics can be used to control our society.Have you ever wondered what your neighbor does every morning at 8:35 am, when you hear weird sounds coming from his balcony?Did you ever realize that the “likes“ you put on other people´s Instagram account will influence the next summer collection of Zara, H&M, and Nike?Are you aware that whenever you swipe ... Read more

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Big Brother is watching you. Discover how statistics can be used to control our society.Have you ever wondered what your neighbor does every morning at 8:35 am, when you hear weird sounds coming from his balcony?Did you ever realize that the “likes“ you put on other people´s Instagram account will influence the next summer collection of Zara, H&M, and Nike?Are you aware that whenever you swipe
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The Nature of the Beast

by David J. Anderson ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Does your dog get sad when you leave for the day? Does your cat purr because she loves you? Do bears attack when they’re angry? You can’t very well ask them.In fact, scientists haven’t been able to reach a consensus on whether animals even have emotions like humans do, let alone how to study them. Yet studies of animal emotion are critical for understanding human emotion and mental illness.In The ... Read more

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Does your dog get sad when you leave for the day? Does your cat purr because she loves you? Do bears attack when they’re angry? You can’t very well ask them.In fact, scientists haven’t been able to reach a consensus on whether animals even have emotions like humans do, let alone how to study them. Yet studies of animal emotion are critical for understanding human emotion and mental illness.In The
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Learning From Strangers

The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies

by Robert S. Weiss ...

Narrated by Dan Gallagher ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external ... Read more

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Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external
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Calling Bullshit

The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

by Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom ...

Narrated by Patrick Zeller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientistsThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientistsThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a
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The Art of Statistics

Learning from Data

by David Spiegelhalter ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Brought to you by Penguin.Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all ... Read more

$27.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all
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Every 90 Seconds

Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women

by Anne P. DePrince ...

Narrated by Susan Bennett ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

Every 90 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted. In that same minute and a half, another is a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. Every sixteen hours, one of those intimate partners shoots and kills a woman. Nearly two in tenwomen are stalked, while one in sixteen is raped during her first sexual experience. Despite these jaw-dropping statistics, ... Read more

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Every 90 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted. In that same minute and a half, another is a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. Every sixteen hours, one of those intimate partners shoots and kills a woman. Nearly two in tenwomen are stalked, while one in sixteen is raped during her first sexual experience. Despite these jaw-dropping statistics,
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The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Winning Streaks

by Ben Cohen ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

For fans of Charles Duhigg and Nate Silver, a brilliant and buoyant investigation into the existence (or not) of streaks, from a rising star at the Wall Street Journal.For decades, psychologists and economists have studied the science of streaks to determine whether the ‘hot hand’ exists. Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Or it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Genius ... Read more

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For fans of Charles Duhigg and Nate Silver, a brilliant and buoyant investigation into the existence (or not) of streaks, from a rising star at the Wall Street Journal.For decades, psychologists and economists have studied the science of streaks to determine whether the ‘hot hand’ exists. Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Or it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Genius
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Tomorrow's People

The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers

by Paul Morland ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

‘Morland predicts the future of humanity in 10 illuminating statistics (could the Japanese and Italians now go the way of the dodo?) and looks back to how ebbs and flows of population have shaped history’ - The Daily Telegraph ‘The Best Books for Summer 2022’The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have ... Read more

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‘Morland predicts the future of humanity in 10 illuminating statistics (could the Japanese and Italians now go the way of the dodo?) and looks back to how ebbs and flows of population have shaped history’ - The Daily Telegraph ‘The Best Books for Summer 2022’The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have
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Freakonomics

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...

Narrated by Stephen J. Dubner ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Assume nothing, question everything.This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon.'Prepare to be dazzled' Malcolm Gladwell'A sensation . ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Assume nothing, question everything.This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner's rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon.'Prepare to be dazzled' Malcolm Gladwell'A sensation .
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Summary of Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie's The Book of Why

by Milkyway Media ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Abridged

36 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Listen now to get the main key ideas from Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie's The Book of Why.After decades of scientists denying causality as a real science because it could not be articulated mathematically, computer scientist Judea Pearl and his students initiated the Causal Revolution, a scientific breakthrough that embraces the human innate cognitive ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Listen now to get the main key ideas from Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie's The Book of Why.After decades of scientists denying causality as a real science because it could not be articulated mathematically, computer scientist Judea Pearl and his students initiated the Causal Revolution, a scientific breakthrough that embraces the human innate cognitive
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